The Siren Song Of War: Why Pundits Beat The Drums For Iraq

Kathleen Geier writes for The National Memo: “Pundits like to imagine that they take political positions only after a careful consideration of the merits — listening to arguments, studying position papers, weighing the pros and cons, and coming to a deci…

Pro-Choice or No Choice? North Dakota Wants to Ban Abortion for Fetal Abnormalities

Bonnie Rochman writes for TIME: “Testing for fetal abnormalities can alert expectant parents to potential health problems to come. And it’s the parents who should decide on how to act on those results, right? Not necessarily. In North Dakota, the governo…

CNN Steubenville Coverage Did More Good Than Harm

Wendy Murphy writes for Women’s ENews: “Among other things, a sympathetic tone from a few reporters after the verdict and punishment had been imposed had no chance of affecting the court’s rulings, unlike the gushing coverage from virtually every network…

Once Few, Women Hold More Power in Senate

In the 90 years since Rebecca Felton of Georgia became the first woman in the United States Senate — sworn in for a mere 24 hours — women remain an anomaly in the upper chamber. But with 20 female senators now in office, an all-time high, women have morp…

Breaking: Adria Richards fired by SendGrid for calling out developers on Twitter

John Koetsier writes for Venture Beat: “Email delivery company SendGrid has fired developer evangelist Adria Richards…after she outed a developer who was allegedly making sexual jokes during a conference, via Twitter.”